Dartmouth College vs Brown University

Overview Comparison
Dartmouth CollegeBrown University
Collegedunia Score5.9 Out of 106.7 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 18 US News 2024
# 161 Times Higher Education 2024
# 237 QS World University 2024
# 9 US News 2024
# 64 Times Higher Education 2024
# 73 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 55 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 48 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 63 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 35 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 101 for Law by Academy Ranking of World Universities 2021
ProgramsUG Programs -43
PG Programs -11
Doctorate Programs -3
UG Programs -62
PG Programs -28
Doctorate Programs -7
Acceptance Rate10.6 %9.3 %
Exam ScoreIELTS - 7
SAT - 1430
TOEFL - 105
IELTS - 8
SAT - 1500
TOEFL - 100
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   73178
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  53052
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 10362 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   59254
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  59254
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 9774 Per Year
placement (average package)

Graduate Employability Rankings (2020): 161-160.
95% of international MBA graduates were accepted in various job roles. (class 2019).
Top Paying degrees: MBA- $124,000. Masters of Management- $95,000. Masters (other)- $86,000. BSc.- 82,000


Brown University is one of the top private universities in Providence, United States. It is ranked #63 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

It ranks #55 in the graduate employability rank

Brown University Graduates & Alumni Salaries - By  Degree

Doctorate: $148,000 

Bachelor of Science: $128,000 

Bachelor of Arts: $115,000 

PhD: $69,000 


application requirements

Interviews are conducted for most UG programs as well. Personal essay is required along with UG applications. 
Applications are accepted through Common App application portal.

School Report; Counsellor’s recommendation for UG admission; Letters of Recommendation; Writing Sample

Campuses and B-SchoolsTuck School of Business
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General Facts Comparison
General FactsDartmouth CollegeBrown University
Type of UniversityCollege
University
Established1769
1764
Student:Faculty Ratio7:1
11:1
Male:Female51% Male, 49% Female46% Male, 54% Female
Location Facts

Located in Hanover, a rural town in New Hamshire, in the upper valley with Connecticut River. The Appalachian Trails run through the campus. Located in a pastoral setting with mountain vistas and towering pines, Dartmouth college offers is renowned for its picturesque location. 


Campus is located in College Hill and Jewelry District; Main campus is situated on the east side of Campus Hill and has 235 buildings


Library

The college has seven libraries, Bery-Bery Library is the main library holding a collection of over 2 million volumes. Hosts collections like special art collection, East Asian Room, Ray Nash Collection, Robert Frost collection, Theodor Geisel Collection, etc 


One of the USA’s oldest library; has 6 million items including bound volumes, periodicals, maps, sheet music, digital objects, manuscripts, and electronic resources; 6 libraries ie. John D. Rockefeller Jr Library for humanities and social science, Science Library, John Hay Library for special collections, Orwig Music Library, Art Slide Library and Library Collections Annex


Campus Life

The campus life offer 35 division I varsity teams and 33 sports clubs, over 160 groups and organizations for UG students, graduate student organization offers other activities and societies to join. The College has a Hopkins Center for Arts, a museum, and a Black Family Visual Arts Center. Religious fraternities and sororities are also available for joining. The College has its own newspaper. You can also join the outing club. Grab food at various on-campus cafes. 


38 varsity sports team having more than 900 student-athletes; Over 400 student organizations including Capella groups and community services, 4100 intramural sports participants and 60 public service groups; Main campus centuries-old-structures, labs and world-class ibraries


Hostel#On campus - $10362
#On campus - $9774
Famous Alumni

Dr. Suess (author), Daniel Webster (Former Secretary of State), Robert Frost (poet), Henry Paulson (former US Secretary of Treasury), Fred Rogers (American TV Personality), Timothy Geithner (Former US Secretary of Treasury), Kriten Gillibrand (Member of US Senate), Jake Tapper (Journalist), Salmon P. Chase (Former Cheif Justice of US), etc. 


John Hay (US Secretary of State); Charles Evans Hughes (Chief Justice and US Secretary of State); John D Rockefeller Jr (philanthropist); Jim Yong Kim (World Bank President); Ted Turner (CNN founder and America’s Cup yachtsman); Dara Khosroswshahi (Uber CEO); Emma Watson (actress); Mary Chapin Carpenter (humorist); Samuel Gridley Howe (historian)


City Life

Hanover is a small city and is considered as one of the best cities to study in the USA (QS). It is the highest rating city in New Hampshire and second highest in the US. It is also one of the most educated city’s in the US. The unemployment rate observed was around 29.1 (May 2020). 


Providence is the capital city of Rhode Island; Originally was known as Providence Plantations; One of the first industrialized cities in the USA; known for textile manufacturing, machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries; Unemployment rate was 4.1% in January 2020


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